Yes, and in describing him I'll point out what I think you should look for.
It was in Bonaire, on an afternoon boat dive out to Klein Bonaire. I'd already three dives that day, and told my assigned dive buddy that I wanted to stay above 60 feet. He (a German fellow) said "yah", and that's what I thought the plan was. But once we got in the water he proceeded straight downslope. At 60 feet I signaled for us to level out. He looked at me and proceeded to go deeper. At 80 feet I got emphatic. Again he ignored my signal to level off and proceeded deeper. At 100 feet I stopped and watched him continue on downslope ... which was dumb because in Bonaire there's very little to see at that depth on most dive sites. I tried getting his attention, but he was looking straight down and continuing deeper. At that point I left him and swam back up to 60 feet to join the guide and those people he was leading. I didn't see my "dive buddy" again until after the dive was over ... he was already back on the boat when we surfaced, having gone through is air at 120+ feet while the rest of us were enjoying the reef. After surface interval he acted like we were going to buddy again. I told the dive guide what happened and that I would not be comfortable going back in the water with this fellow. And I didn't.
Now, what to look for. First thing you should do is go over a dive plan. If for any reason he seems disinterested in talking about it ... or he gives you the impression he's got a "my dive" attitude instead of an "our dive" attitude, find another dive buddy. Experience is less a factor in being a good buddy than attitude. Experience will help you develop good buddy skills, but only if you're actually interested in being a dive buddy ... which entails quite a bit more than just jumping in the water at roughly the same place and time as another diver.
As a new diver, I'd avoid diving with anybody who's carrying a camera (if that's possible) ... most divers with cameras have either not developed very good buddy skills, or are neglecting them because they're a lower priority than getting that "perfect" shot ... and at best you'll end up doing all the work needed to keep the team together, which means you probably won't be able to relax and enjoy the dive.
I'll disagree with those who've said to avoid someone like yourself ... being new is less an impediment to good buddy diving than being self-absorbed. Be honest about your experience level, and make a sincere attempt to discuss the dive plan, as well as your expectations of how to dive together. If they're unwilling to talk about it, they're going to be even less willing to put effort into doing it. And that's a pretty good indication that this isn't the person you're going to be comfortable diving with.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)